Join Aimee Lee in a free, informal conversation about her hanji and toolmaking research. She will share stories of her field work across multiple continents and how she created a home for Korean papermaking traditions in the Midwest. These efforts led to a pressing concern about toolmaking for hand papermaking, the subject of her newest book. All of her publications will be available for sale and signing.
Copies of her books Hanji Unfurled and As Good as Our Tools will be available for purchase.
About:
Aimee Lee is an award-winning artist and author who advocates for Korean papermaking and toolmaking. Designated an Ohio Arts Council Heritage Fellow, Midwest Culture Bearer Awardee, and Cleveland Arts Prize winner, she is a two-time Fulbright scholar to Korea, where she learned to make hanji and researched its applications and tools by studying with various Korean holders of intangible cultural heritage since 2009. She exhibits and is collected internationally and her research is embodied in her art, teaching, and practice.